The City of Austin is accepting applicatins for its Food and Climate Equity Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Austin
State: Texas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/16/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Food and Climate Equity (FACE) Grant program supports a more just and resilient Austin by providing direct funding for community-led solutions that enable transformative change in the areas of food, climate, and resilience. The program aims to uplift the experience of those most impacted by systemic and structural inequities, eliminate disparities in health outcomes, and improve quality of life for all.
Goals
The FACE Grant Program aims to:
- Encourage underrepresented voices to be leaders of change
- Support local action to reduce inequities
- Build relationships and trust between City staff and community organizations.
Priorities
The program welcomes ideas and projects from all applicants who want to build food justice, climate justice, and community resilience in Austin. Proposals led by communities negatively impacted by systemic inequities will be prioritized. Funding is prioritized for projects that can meaningfully engage with the impacted groups, such as:
- Black, Native American/Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian communities of color
- Youth and young adults
- People over 65
- People who are pregnant, nursing, and/or caring for infants
- People with chronic disease
- LGBTQIA2S+ communities
- Immigrant, migrant, and/or refugee communities
- People with disabilities or limited mobility
- People with mental illness or mental health issues
- Low-income communities
- People experiencing homelessness
- People with past criminal records
- People who work outside
Funding Information
$3,000.
Eligibility Criteria
This program is seeking applicants who are leading transformative change within the communities they represent. Funded proposals may include ongoing work or new projects. Funding is available for projects addressing one or more of the following program areas: food justice, climate justice, or community resilience.
- Applications will be accepted from non-profits, schools, for-profit businesses, homeowner associations, faith-based groups, grassroots initiatives, and more. To be considered for the grant, applicants must meet the requirements below:
- Applicants must be serving the Austin-Travis County area
- Awardees are not required to be 501(c)3 registered non-profits, but organizations/entities or their fiscal sponsor must register as a vendor with the City of Austin before funding can be awarded
- Only one application is allowed per applicant
- There are no insurance requirements for this grant
- Funds cannot be used for any political activity, including lobbying or campaigning
- Organizations must commit to completing the following tasks:
- Track project progress
- Track spending
- Share results, reflections, challenges, and stories
- Awardees will submit a Final Report by June 1, 2027, describing project progress, challenges, and how funds were spent.
For more information, visit City of Austin.
